Hello everyone, I'm new to all of this, so please bear with me. I have been a migraine sufferer for the last 6 years. For me, my migraines came on me so fast and without a warning (2002). At first I thought that they were just mere headaches, but over the course of time, the pain got severe that I was rushed to emergency and that is when my world suddenly changed. Over the years, I have been misdiagnosed, have been hospitalized, given 2 spinal taps, nerves block treatments, and have been all meds known to man. In 2005 I was blessed to find a doctor that gave me trigger point injections, and for now that seems to alleviate the pain some, but not all the time. I am at my end wits at this point, and just trying to learn how to cope with this debilitating disease.
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Hello, and welcome to MyMigraineConnection.com!
Migraine pain is frustrating and exhausting. You've found the place for support and answers!
What did your spinal taps show? All normal? As nutcracker suggested an expert in Migraine disease may be necessary. These doctors devote their practice soley to headache disorders and Migraine disease. I think she gave you the link of patient recommended specialists.
Thank you for creating a SharePost. SharePosts are a form of blogging, and there are many things you can do with them. You can share an experience, suggest something that's helped you, use SharePosts as a Migraine and headache journal, and many other things.
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I'm so sorry for all you have been through in your migraine journey. I'm glad you currently have a type of treatment that is helping.
You should consider seeing a migraine specialist. Click HERE for the list of specialists maintained on this site.
I know the feeling of "I've been on every medicine known to man," too, but that is not actually the case. There are a wide variety of medications used for migraine treatment, and they serve different purposes in our treatment. See this article for more information:
Preventive, Abortive, and Rescue Medicines
There are seven triptans, some other abortives, over 100 preventive medications, and a variety of rescue meds. So don't give up!
We'd love to have you over at the discussion forum for additional information and support. To get there, hold your mouse at either Manage or Connect at the top of the page, and a menu will come down. Choose Migraine Forums. Registration for the forums is separate from registration for this page, but you can use the same info to register.
Take care of yourself. We're glad you found us.